Coup

• Deadline arrives for Niger juntas to reinstate president but tensions remain

  Nigeria's Senate pushed back on Saturday against the plan by ECOWAS urging Nigeria's president, the bloc's current chair, to explore options other than the use of force.

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  Aug 6, 2023
  
• Canada suspending supports to Niger government following military coup

  A statement by Global Affairs Canada says the Canadian government is suspending all direct funding to Niger, but other assistance to vulnerable populations will continue.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2023
  
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• Canada ‘strongly condemns’ Niger coup, but not threatening sanctions yet

  The Trudeau government has given no indication it is thinking of cutting back on development and humanitarian dollars for Niger, which has amounted to roughly $60 million per year.

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  Jul 31, 2023
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• Wagner revolt shows ‘weakness’ of Russian regime, NATO’s Stoltenberg says

  Wagner's brief mutiny has left governments, both friendly and hostile to Moscow, looking for answers to what could happen next in Russia.

  World

  Jun 26, 2023
• German police plan more arrests after coup plot foiled

  Twenty-five suspected members and supporters of the group were detained on Wednesday in raids involving some 3,000 security personnel.

  World

  Dec 8, 2022
• Ukraine president says Russia, oligarch planning coup for next week

  The president said that Ukrainian intelligence has audio recordings of an alleged meeting between Russian and Ukrainian officials discussing a plan for a coup.

  World

  Nov 26, 2021
• Sudan braces for nationwide protests against military coup, U.S. calls for no violence

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sudan’s security forces must respect human rights and any violence against peaceful demonstrators is "unacceptable."

  World

  Oct 30, 2021
• Coups becoming ‘epidemic’ and require global action, says U.N. chief

  International coups are becoming an "epidemic" that need addressing, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday following the recent takeover in Sudan.

  World

  Oct 26, 2021
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• Sudan coup: Protesters block roads, burn tires after military takeover

  The takeover came after weeks of mounting tensions between military and civilian leaders over the course and the pace of Sudan's transition to democracy.

  World

  Oct 26, 2021
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• Sudan military seizes power in apparent coup, arrests prime minister

  Thousands of people flooded into the streets to protest the coup that threatens the country's shaky progress toward democracy.

  World

  Oct 25, 2021